Using Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Special Populations

For all those times you wished someone could just give you the DL on whether or not you could recommend a DOAC… HERE IT IS! Seriously the best overview of the current lit you could ask for. Read it. Absorb it. Explore it. Use it.

Vancomycin Dosing in Hemodialysis

Time for the Return of the Vancomycin! (Maybe not quite as exciting as the Return of the King or even the Return of the Jedi, but I mean, c’mon, it’s VANCOMYCIN.) Take some time with this post and learn about dosing this medication in a special population.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiMarch 25, 2019vancomycin, vancomycin dosing in dialysis, hemodialysis, ESRD, CKD, vancomycin adjustment in dialysis, vancomycin HD, how to dose vancomycin in HD, vancomycin ESRD, how to adjust vancomycin dose, how to dose vancomycin, how to dose vancomycin in dialysis

How to be Awesome at Biostatistics and Literature Evaluation - Part IV

Finally! A practical, no nonsense guide to study design, bias, and literature evaluation.

Preparing for Spring: Allergic Rhinitis

Picture this: hordes (HORDES I TELL YOU) of poor souls carrying armfuls of Kleenex meandering up and down the OTC allergy aisle circa April 1st. How do you save them?

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiFebruary 11, 2019allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergies, allergies, nasal steroids, antihistamines, steroids, allergic rhinitis treatment, how to treat allergic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis pharmacotherapy, how to treat allergies, 1st vs 2nd generation antihistamines

A Primer on Hereditary Angioedema

We all learned the meaning of angioedema while studying lisinopril during our Top 200 quizzes. But what about when this alarming swelling occurs independently of an allergic reaction or an ACE-inhibitor?

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiJanuary 28, 2019angioedema, hereditary angioedema, angioedema treatment, C1 esterase inhibitor, plasma, bradykinin, icatibant, allergy, angioedema prophylaxis, angioedema guidelines, what causes angioedema, how to treat angioedema

Kidney Beans Part 2: The Case of Renal Dysfunction

Part 1 opened your eyes to the layers of assumptions made while estimating renal function. Here’s Part 2 to further elucidate mechanisms of kidney injury and associated management strategies.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiDecember 17, 2018renal disease, renal dysfunction, kidney dysfunction, acute kidney injury, AKI, chronic kidney disease, CKD, prerenal, post renal, intrinsic, KDIGO

Warfarin: The Definitive Guide

First, we gave you the dosing guide. Then, we gave you the drug interactions. You thought that was all there is to warfarin? Now you can have it ALL in this definitive guide to the one and only warfarin.

The Ultimate Guide to Cystic Fibrosis

Antibiotics, inhalers, and enzymes, oh my! Two new guest posters give tl;dr the best (and most meme-happy) leg up on cystic fibrosis on the internet.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiNovember 19, 2018cystic fibrosis, CF, CF treatment, CF exacerbation, antibiotics, CF treatment order, cystic fibrosis treatment, cystic fibrosis drugs, cystic fibrosis therapy, management of cystic fibrosis, ivacaftor, cystic fibrosis pathophysiology

Alcohol Use Disorder

It’s all fun and games…until it’s no longer fun and definitely not a game. Learn about the development of alcohol dependence as well as its recognition and treatment.